Polanco wins Play of Week for HR robbery

August 9th, 2021

Pirates right fielder had a game to remember against the Brewers last Tuesday, and he was rewarded for it with his first career Play of the Week Award on Monday.

Brewers fans were giving Polanco a hard time from the right-field stands all night, but he got his payback in the ninth inning of a tied ballgame with two outs when he robbed Eduardo Escobar of a walk-off homer.

“That’s when I looked back and [I was] like, ‘Yeah, we’re gonna win this game,’” Polanco said. “I got my revenge right there.”

An inning later, he delivered on the promise with a go-ahead hit in Pittsburgh's 8-5 win.